Title: Identify management strategies for balancing work and family roles.
Course: Family and Human Services II (19999-II) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Identification should include

- use of time
- prioritization of family and work responsibilities
- ways to handle stress
- health and safety issues
- conflict resolution
- family and work values
- stages of the family and career life cycle.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is the relationship between the family’s circumstances and work productivity?
- Why is it important to the individual, the family, and the employer to balance work and family roles?
- When is an appropriate time for an employer to intervene in an employee’s personal life?
- How do management strategies for balancing work and family roles change as the family progresses through its life cycle?

Communication

- When is it appropriate for an employee to communicate personal problems to an employer?
- How do communication skills help a professional balance work and family roles?
- How can one communicate the importance of balancing work and family roles?

Leadership

- What leadership techniques can be used to address and resolve conflict regarding work and family roles?
- What skills are needed for family members to become leaders?
- How might a professional assess his/her efforts at balancing work and family roles?

Management

- What factors should be considered when developing management strategies related to family and to the workplace?
- What kind of training is needed to develop management strategies for balancing work and family roles?
- What management skills are needed to deal with issues at each stage of the family life cycle?